I remember my first Magic: the Gathering Prerelease event where I just prepared a piece of paper, a ballpen, and a deck box containing some basic lands in it. At that time, internet access was limited and you’d only have the official MTG website posting the info on the complete spoiler list, and the strategy details were somewhat premium.
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Back when I was in the competitive mode in the game of Magic: the Gathering, I took every vacant time of the day to playtest my deck builds, whether online or with my friends. It may not be thorough, but every game counts with added info on the deck’s gameplay, card & board interactions, etc.
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With the Magic: the Gathering decklist info almost published in real-time online, it is just a breeze to copy a list and use it for building a deck. The question now is what happens if this info is not available to you?
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Playing first in Magic: the Gathering is crucial especially if you are piloting an aggro deck as Red Deck Wins and Suicide Black. The term “aggro curve” is really important for the archetype to be consistent in the explosive one-two-three punch in their first three turns, and often catching opponents off-guard.
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I can say today that Standard is still a popular Magic: the Gathering format despite its continuous and faster updating with new sets added every three months. With the coming of March of the Machines, we will now expect the metagame to change and some new top decks and archetypes introduced.
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At first look, you would not consider right away a Magic: the Gathering deck build to be that of top-tier level. Like forging a sword, it must undergo playtest and games against the existing metagame decks that have been proven already to be effective and efficient.
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